Democrats, along with members of the media, need to dial back the rhetoric, urges David French in NRO. There is a yawning legal and moral gap between First Amendment–protected activity, no matter how angry and boisterous, and a true mob. Screaming protesters picketing on a sidewalk are in a fundamentally different position from screaming protesters […]

It was a mistake cancelling the twin engine F-22 program. The funds had been sunk so to speak. And then it was cancelled in the ninth inning. Talk to any pilot and he’ll tell you two engines are better than one. Now, the inferior single-engine F-35 is grounded because of another problem with its balky […]

At The American Conservative, Andrew J. Bacevich (author of America’s War for the Greater Middle East and many more insightful books) lays out the dream of Christopher Lash, who wrote about the exploitation of resources, the family against the factory, and the romantic vision of the individual against the technological vision. The fall of the Berlin […]

Originally posted December 20, 2016. The way out for America is shown by the powerful movement labeled “resilient communities“ described here in theamericanconservative.com. Through the modern age, communities have found themselves increasingly looking to the outside world for their needs. This began with security. As the state rose and asserted a monopoly on armed violence, […]

Originally posted January 14, 2014. As you can imagine, Dick and I have just skimmed the surface of places to recommend and things to do in the Conch Republic. I was at Archeo Gallery yesterday talking with our friend Margit Bisztray, one of Shakti’s beautiful yoginis, as well as a travel and food writer for […]

Beggar websites, I call them, exist by hounding the reader for constant donations. These sites are clogged with off-the-mark advertising promoting themes such as plastic surgery run amok (you know, the sausage-sized-lip thing), scantily clad women, and the latest roster of top 10 hottest one thing or another. Debbie and I fund richardcyoung.com in the […]

Are you moving in retirement? If so, look back at this piece I wrote on January 22 of 2016. Don’t move to one of America’s “Tax Hells.” Is your state a tax hell? Some states pile on the tax burden, adding double digit percentage demands on top of their residents’ federal tax loads. New York, […]

Originally posted February 24, 2015. In a recent Washington Post interview, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo was asked, “You said you were going to sue Fox News over its allegations that there are “no-go” zones in France—areas where only Muslims can go. Aren’t there places in Paris where people are afraid to go?” Mayor Hidalgo responded, […]

Originally posted January 6, 2012. UPDATE 5/4/2016: Revolutionary Guard Commander Threatens to Close the Strait of Hormuz Amir Vahdat writes: The deputy commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard said Iranian forces will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to the United States and its allies if they “threaten” the Islamic Republic, Iranian state media reported […]